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ADVERTISEMENTS.
ABERDEEN ASSURANCE COMPANY.
Established, 1825.
CAPITAL — ONE MILLION.
Head Office-89, UNION STREET, ABERDEEN.
Governor.
The Eight Hon. LORD FORBES.
D I EE CTO E S.
(All being, in terms of the Contract of Copartnery, Shareholders of the Co.)
Extraordinary Directors.
Robert Duff, Esq. of Fetteresso
R. Freeland, Esq. of Gryfe Castle
F. Gordon, Esq. of Kincardine
A. Grant, Esq. of Druminnor
J. Henry, Esq. of Watchmount
Dr. Alexander Henderson
Principal Jack, King's College
Al. J. Kinloch, Esq. of Park
W. M'Combie, Esq. of Easter Skene
R. Macfarlane, Esq., Advocate
Ordinary Directors
ALEXANDER WEBSTER, Esq., Advocate, Chairman
Alex. Pirie, Esq. of Waterton
Alex. Robertson, Esq., Balgownie
Lodge
John Shepherd, Esq., Chairman,
H.E.I. C.
Prof. H. Scott. King's College
W. Smith, Esq. of Carbeth Guthrie
A. Stuart, Esq. of Laithers
Major A. F. Tayler, of Dunnideer
Alexander Pirie, Jun., Esq., Manu-
facturer
Alex. Stronacb, Esq. of Drumallan
A. Smith, Esq. of Glenmillan
A. Burness, Esq. of Mastrick
Robert Catto, Esq., Merchant
D. Chalmers, Esq. of Westburn
Alex. Irvine, Esq., Merchant
T. Sangster, Esq., Advocate
Bankers — The Aberdeen Town and County Bank
Physicians — Dr. Ewing and Dr. Dyce.
Law Agent— John Webster, Esq., Advocate.
THE system adopted by this Company combines the principle of
MUTUxVL ASSURANCE, with the security of a large Subscribed
Capital, and the support of nearly Seven Hundred Partners of wealth
and influence.
Assurances are granted under a variety of forms, applicable to the va-
rious circumstances of individuals proposing to insure their own lives or
those of parties in whom they have an interest.
PARTICIPATION IN PROFITS.
Parties desirous of participating in the profits of the Company may
have Reversionary Sums added to their Policies, or an equivalent re-
duction made from their Annual Premiums.
From the success which has attended the Company's operations, both
in the selection of Lives, and the Investment of the Premiums, the Di-
rectors confidently anticipate that, at the Investigation to take place in
1847, the Bonus will be equivalent to that declared by any other Pro-
prietary Company in Scotland.
POLICIES WITHOUT PROFIT.
To insure ,/i.red sums, the Company have adopted a scale of rates, which
will be found highly advantageous in those transactions where the ob-